Easton bystanders help save 2 men stuck in the Delaware Canal

Easton water rescue crews were dispatched Wednesday evening to the Delaware Canal on the city’s South Side to help two young men who appeared to be stuck in the canal’s water.

Easton water rescue crews were dispatched Wednesday evening to the Delaware Canal on the city’s South Side to help two young men who appeared to be stuck in the canal’s water. (FILE PHOTO/THE MORNING CALL)

Easton water rescue crews were dispatched Wednesday evening to the Delaware Canal on the city's South Side to help two young men who appeared to be stuck in the canal's water.

The rescuers were sent about 7:05 pm. to the canal between the Delaware River and Delaware Drive, near the intersection with Nesquehoning Street.

One man appeared to be trying to help the other out of the canal, but both appeared to be struggling, dispatchers radioed. By 7:15 p.m., bystanders had thrown a rope, and both men were out two minutes later.

Both men were described as about 6 feet tall and in their 20s or 30s.

— Frank Warner

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